Dr Jharana Shrestha, M.D; FACR
Dr. Shrestha is a board certified Internist and Rheumatologist. She is also a Certified Clinical Densitometrist.
She is a clinical assistant professor for the UNT health system and trains and teaches the next generation of doctors.
She attended medical school at Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, India; residency at Metro Health – Case Western Reserve University and fellowship at University of Texas Medical Branch.
She has been in private practice rheumatology for 20 years.
During the devastating earthquake of Nepal in 2015, she was one of the first team of doctors providing care in the remote villages of Nepal. She along with her husband Dr. Sanjeeb, were the first doctors to start up the free health camp at Nepalese Society of Texas.
In her spare time she likes to run races and has participated in many races including the Chicago, Dallas and Fort Worth Marathons. She says running is her third passion after motherhood and medicine.